{"id":14419,"date":"2019-07-17T11:38:17","date_gmt":"2019-07-17T15:38:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatbiggreenhouse.com\/?p=14419"},"modified":"2022-08-24T16:15:36","modified_gmt":"2022-08-24T20:15:36","slug":"bringing-home-the-caterpillars-and-butterflies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.meadowsfarms.com\/great-big-greenhouse-gardening-blog\/bringing-home-the-caterpillars-and-butterflies\/","title":{"rendered":"GARDEN TIME with DOUG &#8211; Bringing Home the Caterpillars and Butterflies"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>IT\u2019S JULY \/ IT\u2019S SUMMER \/ IT\u2019S HOT\u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0 BUT, CERTAIN PLANTS CAN BE PLANTED NOW THAT OUR CATERPILLARS AND BUTTERFLIES LOVE<\/h3>\n<p>I know it can be a struggling time for gardeners with this heat and humidity. This is why timing is everything with planning our gardening activities. Early in the morning or late in the evening are the best times to be in the garden this time of year. Our beloved butterflies love this time of year. This is the time of year when butterflies begin to visit our gardens to feed and help pollinate our plants. There are so many beautiful and colorful hardy perennials that are in bloom in July and will attract butterflies to your garden.<\/p>\n<p>Your goal in selecting blooming plants is to select plants that will feed butterflies while also encouraging them to stick around for a while, laying eggs and creating a new generation of butterflies. To do so choose plants that provide nectar and choose plants that provide caterpillar food. With careful selection of plants, you can create a garden that provides for the entire life cycle of butterflies.<\/p>\n<p>I have a personal list of favorite plants that are in bloom this time of year and are supporters of our caterpillars and butterflies.<\/p>\n<p>In no particular order of popularity:<\/p>\n<h4>ASCLEPSIAS tuberosa &#8211; Butterfly Weed<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14423 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meadowsfarms.com\/great-big-greenhouse-gardening-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/Butterfly-Weed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meadowsfarms.com\/great-big-greenhouse-gardening-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/Butterfly-Weed.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.meadowsfarms.com\/great-big-greenhouse-gardening-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/Butterfly-Weed-300x100.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There has been a big surge with articles in many newspapers and magazines about this plant.\u00a0 It has beautiful orange blooms right now.\u00a0 And, to top it off, Asclepsias is a native plant to our region.\u00a0 No wonder Monarch butterflies seek out this plant.<\/p>\n<h4>BUDDLEIA &#8211; Butterfly Bush<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14424 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meadowsfarms.com\/great-big-greenhouse-gardening-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/Butterfly-Bush.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meadowsfarms.com\/great-big-greenhouse-gardening-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/Butterfly-Bush.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.meadowsfarms.com\/great-big-greenhouse-gardening-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/Butterfly-Bush-300x100.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It goes without saying that a plant called \u201cbutterfly bush\u201d attracts butterflies. There are so many varieties to choose from and they are all in bloom right now. Nanho Blue and Black Knight are two of my favorite butterfly bushes. Butterfly bushes are a very hardy, woody perennial that blooms off of new growth that emerges in the spring.<\/p>\n<h4>RUDBECKIA \u2018GOLDSTRUM\u2019 &#8211; Black-Eyed Susan<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14425 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meadowsfarms.com\/great-big-greenhouse-gardening-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/black-eyed-susan.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meadowsfarms.com\/great-big-greenhouse-gardening-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/black-eyed-susan.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.meadowsfarms.com\/great-big-greenhouse-gardening-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/black-eyed-susan-300x100.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Beautiful yellow, daisy-form flowers this time of year.\u00a0 We have a good selection in the nursery and I see butterflies already hovering on the plants.<\/p>\n<h4>NEPETA &#8211; Catmint<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-14426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meadowsfarms.com\/great-big-greenhouse-gardening-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/catmint.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meadowsfarms.com\/great-big-greenhouse-gardening-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/catmint.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.meadowsfarms.com\/great-big-greenhouse-gardening-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/catmint-300x100.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Beautiful, light blue flowers now in July. Both bees and butterflies love this plant. Hundreds of bees and butterflies will be all over this plant. It is a sight to see. I can stand and watch them feast for hours at a time.<\/p>\n<h4>ECHINACEA &#8211; Cone Flower<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-14427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.meadowsfarms.com\/great-big-greenhouse-gardening-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/purple-coneflower-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.meadowsfarms.com\/great-big-greenhouse-gardening-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/purple-coneflower-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.meadowsfarms.com\/great-big-greenhouse-gardening-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/07\/purple-coneflower-1-300x100.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Lots of varieties in lots of colors in bloom in July.\u00a0 Pow Wow White is one of my favorite variety of Cone Flower.\u00a0 Keep in mind that the Purple coneflower is also a native plant in our region.<\/p>\n<p>Some other plants that are in bloom in July that butterflies love are Lavendar, Joe-Pye Weed, Monarda, Sedum\u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0 just to name a few other perennials.<\/p>\n<p>Come see us and our selection of hardy perennials that are now in bloom.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">PLANT A LITTLE HAPPINESS\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \/\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 HAPPY GARDENING!!!!!!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"btn btn-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/greatbiggreenhouse.com\/blog\/\">To read more posts from Doug, visit our blog<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IT\u2019S JULY \/ IT\u2019S SUMMER \/ IT\u2019S HOT\u00a0 &#8211;\u00a0 BUT, CERTAIN PLANTS CAN BE PLANTED NOW THAT OUR CATERPILLARS AND BUTTERFLIES LOVE I know it can be a struggling time for gardeners with this heat and humidity. 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